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Hearing will be held May 10 on Cowboys, Redskins grievance

The first hearing in a system arbitration case that will address the salary-cap space penalties levied against the Cowboys and Washington Redskins last month will be held May 10, according to a league source.

In March, the Cowboys and Washington Redskins filed a grievance against the NFL, NFL Players Association and the NFL Management Council, objecting to a punishment that stripped the Cowboys of $10 million for front loading receiver Miles Austin’s contract during the uncapped 2010 year and the Redskins $36 million for making similar maneuvers with their players. The money was then redistributed to 28 other NFL teams in the form of cap room.

The case will be adjudicated by NFL special master Stephen Burbank, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.